Teen shot in Sherman Heights

SAN DIEGO - A 17-year-old man was expected to survive after
being shot in the chest as he stood at a Sherman Heights street
corner by an assailant who then rode away in a silver truck, police
said today.

Police said the shooting was first reported at 11:52 last night
at the corner of 19th Street and Island Avenue. The unidentified
victim was standing there when, according to witnesses, a silver
Chevy Silverado truck pulled up, according to Sgt. Bob Dare of the
San Diego Police Department.

The passenger got out, fired several shots at the victim,
striking him once in the chest and then drove off, Dare said.